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Persistent Left Lower Abdominal Pain.

El Hakam MZ, Sharara AI, Chedid V.

Gastroenterology. 2009 Nov 21. [Epub ahead of print] No abstract available. PMID: 19932661 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]Related articles

A randomized controlled trial of imipramine in patients with irritable bowel syndrome.

Abdul-Baki H, El Hajj II, Elzahabi L, Azar C, Aoun E, Skoury A, Chaar H, Sharara AI.

World J Gastroenterol. 2009 Aug 7;15(29):3636-42.PMID: 19653341 [PubMed - in process]Related articlesFree article

Upper gastrointestinal bleeding and a unique computed tomography scan.

Abi Saad GS, Musallam KM, Karam J, Al-Kutoubi A, Tawil AN, Sharara AI.

Gut. 2008 Dec;57(12):1681, 1737. No abstract available. PMID: 19022926 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Disseminated varicella presenting as acute abdominal pain nine days before the appearance of the rash.

Balkis MM, Ghosn S, Sharara AI, Atweh SF, Kanj SS.

Int J Infect Dis. 2009 May;13(3):e93-5. Epub 2008 Oct 11.PMID: 18849177 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

A randomized, controlled, double-blind trial of the adjunct use of tegaserod in whole-dose or split-dose polyethylene glycol electrolyte solution for colonoscopy preparation.

Abdul-Baki H, Hashash JG, Elhajj II, Azar C, El Zahabi L, Mourad FH, Barada KA, Sharara AI.

Gastrointest Endosc. 2008 Aug;68(2):294-300; quiz 334, 336. Epub 2008 Jun 3.PMID: 18511049 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Clinical trial: a randomized controlled cross-over study of flupenthixol + melitracen in functional dyspepsia.

Hashash JG, Abdul-Baki H, Azar C, Elhajj II, El Zahabi L, Chaar HF, Sharara AI.

Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2008 Jun 1;27(11):1148-55. Epub 2008 Mar 10.PMID: 18331614 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Upper gastrointestinal bleeding in patients with acute coronary syndromes: clinical predictors and prophylactic role of proton pump inhibitors.

Barada K, Karrowni W, Abdallah M, Shamseddeen W, Sharara AI, Dakik HA.

J Clin Gastroenterol. 2008 Apr;42(4):368-72.PMID: 18277903 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Occult hepatitis B virus infection in Lebanese patients with chronic hepatitis C liver disease.

Ramia S, Sharara AI, El-Zaatari M, Ramlawi F, Mahfoud Z.

Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis. 2008 Mar;27(3):217-21.PMID: 18071765 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Jejunojejunal intussusception caused by an inflammatory fibroid polyp. Case report and review of the literature.

El Hajj II, Sharara AI.

J Med Liban. 2007 Apr-Jun;55(2):108-11.PMID: 17685126 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

ABO blood group and gastric cancer: rekindling an old fire?

El Hajj II, Hashash JG, Baz EM, Abdul-Baki H, Sharara AI.

South Med J. 2007 Jul;100(7):726-7. No abstract available. PMID: 17639756 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

The use and abuse of antibiotics in elective colorectal surgery: the saga continues....

Aoun E, El Hachem S, Abdul-Baki H, Ayyach B, Khalifeh M, Chaar H, Kanafani ZA, Kanj SS, Sharara AI.

Int J Surg. 2005;3(1):69-74.PMID: 17462261 [PubMed]Related articles

Clinical epidemiology of inflammatory bowel disease in Lebanon.

Abdul-Baki H, ElHajj I, El-Zahabi LM, Azar C, Aoun E, Zantout H, Nasreddine W, Ayyach B, Mourad FH, Soweid A, Barada KA, Sharara AI.

Inflamm Bowel Dis. 2007 Apr;13(4):475-80.PMID: 17206720 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Current prevalence of hepatitis delta virus (HDV) infection and the range of HDV genotypes in Lebanon.

Ramia S, El-Zaatari M, Sharara AI, Ramlawi F, Farhat B.

Epidemiol Infect. 2007 Aug;135(6):959-62. Epub 2006 Dec 19.PMID: 17176498 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

An unusual cause of jejunojejunal intussusception.

ElHajj II, Sharara AI.

Dig Liver Dis. 2007 Jan;39(1):91. Epub 2006 Dec 4. No abstract available. PMID: 17145206 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Association of gastroduodenal disease phenotype with ABO blood group and Helicobacter pylori virulence-specific serotypes.

Sharara AI, Abdul-Baki H, ElHajj I, Kreidieh N, Kfoury Baz EM.

Dig Liver Dis. 2006 Nov;38(11):829-33. Epub 2006 Aug 22.PMID: 16931196 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Efficacy and safety of rabeprazole, amoxicillin, and gatifloxacin after treatment failure of initial Helicobacter pylori eradication.

Sharara AI, Chaar HF, Aoun E, Abdul-Baki H, Araj GF, Kanj SS.

Helicobacter. 2006 Aug;11(4):231-6.PMID: 16882325 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Genotypes of hepatitis C virus (HCV) among positive Lebanese patients: comparison of data with that from other Middle Eastern countries.

Sharara AI, Ramia S, Ramlawi F, Fares JE, Klayme S, Naman R.

Epidemiol Infect. 2007 Apr;135(3):427-32. Epub 2006 Jul 19.PMID: 16848924 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Treatment of acute hepatitis C in a child with thalassemia major using weight-based peginterferon alpha-2b.

Sharara AI, Aoun E, Koussa S, Inati A, Taher A.

J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2006 Jul;21(7):1221. No abstract available. PMID: 16824084 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Hepatocellular carcinoma in Lebanon: Etiology and prognostic factors associated with short-term survival.

Yaghi C, Sharara AI, Rassam P, Moucari R, Honein K, BouJaoude J, Slim R, Noun R, Abdul-Baki H, Khalifeh M, Ramia S, Sayegh R.

World J Gastroenterol. 2006 Jun 14;12(22):3575-80.PMID: 16773714 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Compound heterozygosity for factor V and methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase mutations in a patient with Budd-Chiari syndrome.

Otrock ZK, Sharara AI, Mahfouz RA, Taher AT.

J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2006 Apr;21(4):782-3. No abstract available. PMID: 16677174 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Recurrent massive haemorrhage from an endoscopically inevident isolated rectal varix.

Azar C, Khalifeh M, Al-Kutoubi MA, Sharara AI.

Dig Liver Dis. 2006 Nov;38(11):851-3. Epub 2006 Apr 18.PMID: 16621745 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

A randomized double-blind placebo-controlled trial of rifaximin in patients with abdominal bloating and flatulence.

Sharara AI, Aoun E, Abdul-Baki H, Mounzer R, Sidani S, Elhajj I.

Am J Gastroenterol. 2006 Feb;101(2):326-33.PMID: 16454838 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Colonic involvement by follicular small cell lymphoma.

El-Hajj II, Salem ZM, Sharara AI.

Dig Liver Dis. 2006 Jan;38(1):67-8. Epub 2005 Dec 5. No abstract available. PMID: 16330269 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Acute calculous cholecystitis associated with brucellosis: a report of two cases and review of the literature.

Kanafani ZA, Sharara AI, Issa IA, Kanj SS.

Scand J Infect Dis. 2005;37(11-12):927-30. Review.PMID: 16308235 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Rabeprazole: the role of proton pump inhibitors in Helicobacter pylori eradication.

Sharara AI.

Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther. 2005 Dec;3(6):863-70. Review.PMID: 16307499 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Gastric bezoar creating a ball-valve effect.

Aoun E, Abdul-Baki H, Berro Z, Sharara AI.

Dig Liver Dis. 2006 Feb;38(2):150-1. Epub 2005 Nov 21. No abstract available. PMID: 16301008 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Solitary rectal ulcer syndrome: endoscopic spectrum and review of the literature.

Sharara AI, Azar C, Amr SS, Haddad M, Eloubeidi MA.

Gastrointest Endosc. 2005 Nov;62(5):755-62. Review. No abstract available. PMID: 16246692 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Angiomyolipoma of the colon.

Sharara AI, Tawil A.

Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2005 Sep;3(9):A35. No abstract available. PMID: 16234016 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Crohn's disease in leukemia: report of a case, with a review of the literature.

Makarem JA, Otrock ZK, Sharara AI, Taher AT.

Dig Dis Sci. 2005 Oct;50(10):1950. Review. No abstract available. PMID: 16187202 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Reversible encephalopathy secondary to paratyphoid infection and concomitant acute Hepatitis A.

El-Khoury M, Naoushi H, Sawaya R, Aoun E, Nassar NT, Sharara AI.

South Med J. 2005 Jul;98(7):723-5.PMID: 16108242 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Efficacy and tolerability of peginterferon alpha-2a with or without ribavirin in thalassaemia major patients with chronic hepatitis C virus infection.

Inati A, Taher A, Ghorra S, Koussa S, Taha M, Aoun E, Sharara AI.

Br J Haematol. 2005 Aug;130(4):644-6.PMID: 16098081 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

A randomized single-blind trial of split-dose PEG-electrolyte solution without dietary restriction compared with whole dose PEG-electrolyte solution with dietary restriction for colonoscopy preparation.

Aoun E, Abdul-Baki H, Azar C, Mourad F, Barada K, Berro Z, Tarchichi M, Sharara AI.

Gastrointest Endosc. 2005 Aug;62(2):213-8.PMID: 16046981 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Antibiotic use in acute cholecystitis: practice patterns in the absence of evidence-based guidelines.

Kanafani ZA, Khalifé N, Kanj SS, Araj GF, Khalifeh M, Sharara AI.

J Infect. 2005 Aug;51(2):128-34. Epub 2005 Jan 20. Review.PMID: 16038763 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Primary omental torsion: radiologic diagnosis in a young woman.

El Hajj II, Otrock ZK, Sharara AI.

Dig Dis Sci. 2005 Jun;50(6):1169. No abstract available. PMID: 15986877 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Successful living-related liver transplantation for familial hypercholesterolemia in the Middle East.

Khalifeh M, Faraj W, Heaton N, Rela M, Sharara AI.

Transpl Int. 2005 Jan;17(11):735-9. Epub 2004 Nov 26.PMID: 15717219 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Subfulminant liver failure associated with quetiapine.

El Hajj I, Sharara AI, Rockey DC.

Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2004 Nov;16(12):1415-8.PMID: 15618854 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Five-year trial of deferiprone chelation therapy in thalassaemia major patients.

Taher A, Aoun E, Sharara AI, Mourad F, Gharzuddine W, Koussa S, Inati A, Dhillon AP, Hoffbrand AV.

Acta Haematol. 2004;112(4):179-83.PMID: 15564727 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Prevalence of restriction fragment length polymorphism patterns of hepatitis B virus compatible with genotype D in Lebanon.

Sharara AI, Ramia S, Ramlawi F, Farhat B, Bahlawan M, Farhat U, Alameddine M, Nour E, Sayegh R, Yaghi C, Assi H, Ferzli A, Shatila R.

Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis. 2004 Nov;23(11):861-3. Epub 2004 Oct 8. No abstract available. PMID: 15480884 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Cytomegalovirus appendicitis following acute Epstein-Barr virus infection in an immunocompetent patient.

Kanafani ZA, Sharara AI, Shabb NS, Kanj SS.

Scand J Infect Dis. 2004;36(6-7):505-6.PMID: 15307584 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Chronic hepatitis C associated with Coombs-positive hemolytic anemia.

Elhajj II, Sharara AI, Taher AT.

Hematol J. 2004;5(4):364-6.PMID: 15297855 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Efficacy of two rabeprazole/gatifloxacin-based triple therapies for Helicobacter pylori infection.

Sharara AI, Chaar HF, Racoubian E, Moukhachen O, Barada KA, Mourad FH, Araj GF.

Helicobacter. 2004 Jun;9(3):255-61.PMID: 15165262 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Biliary fascioliasis: case report and review of the literature.

Birjawi GA, Sharara AI, Al-Awar GN, Tawil AN, Moukaddam H, Khouzami RA, Haddad MC.

J Med Liban. 2002 Jan-Apr;50(1-2):60-2. Review.PMID: 12841316 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

A randomized single-blind trial of whole versus split-dose polyethylene glycol-electrolyte solution for colonoscopy preparation.

El Sayed AM, Kanafani ZA, Mourad FH, Soweid AM, Barada KA, Adorian CS, Nasreddine WA, Sharara AI.

Gastrointest Endosc. 2003 Jul;58(1):36-40.PMID: 12838218 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Endemic gastrointestinal anthrax in 1960s Lebanon: clinical manifestations and surgical findings.

Kanafani ZA, Ghossain A, Sharara AI, Hatem JM, Kanj SS.

Emerg Infect Dis. 2003 May;9(5):520-5.PMID: 12737733 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Therapy for primary prophylaxis of varices: and, the winner is...?

Sharara AI, Rockey DC.

Hepatology. 2003 Feb;37(2):473-5; discussion 475-6. No abstract available. PMID: 12540799 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Hepatic venous pressure gradient measurements to assess response to primary prophylaxis in patients with cirrhosis: a decision analytical study.

Hicken BL, Sharara AI, Abrams GA, Eloubeidi M, Fallon MB, Arguedas MR.

Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2003 Jan;17(1):145-53.PMID: 12492744 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Pyogenic Liver Abscess.

Sharara AI, Rockey DC.

Curr Treat Options Gastroenterol. 2002 Dec;5(6):437-442.PMID: 12408780 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]Related articles

Endoscopic ligation compared with combined treatment with nadolol and isosorbide mononitrates to prevent recurrent variceal bleeding.

Sharara AI, Eloubeidi MA.

Gastrointest Endosc. 2002 May;55(6):761-4. No abstract available. PMID: 12085777 [PubMed]Related articles

Acute viral hepatitis A and parvovirus B19 infections complicated by pure red cell aplasia and autoimmune hemolytic anemia.

Chehal A, Sharara AI, Haidar HA, Haidar J, Bazarbachi A.

J Hepatol. 2002 Jul;37(1):163-5. No abstract available. PMID: 12076880 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Hepatitis C.

el-Sayed AM, Sharara AI.

J Med Liban. 2001 Mar-Apr;49(2):71-7. Review. No abstract available. PMID: 11910970 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles